Variable scope help needed in XSLT 1

[ericchang591]

How would I, in an XSLT stylesheet, create a variable that would be visible globally, but able to be set to different values multiple times?

For example, I am having this problem:

<xsl:choose>
<xsl:when test=&quot;'1'&quot;>
<xsl:variable name=&quot;var&quot; select=&quot;'1'&quot;/>
</xsl:when>
<xsltherwise>
<xsl:variable name=&quot;var&quot; select=&quot;'2'&quot;/>
</xsltherwise>
</xsl:choose>

Here, I want to be able to access &quot;var&quot; outside of the choose block, but apparently, it is only visible inside the choose block.
Is there a way?
Thanks

 

[MrTom]

you'd have to put the choose block inside a function.

<xsl:template name=&quot;myFunc&quot;>
<xsl:choose>
<xsl:when test=&quot;'1'&quot;>
<xsl:value-of select=&quot;'1'&quot;
</xsl:when
...
...
</xsl:choose>
</xsl:template>

and then in the rest of the code...

<xsl:variable name=&quot;test&quot;>
<xsl:call-template name=&quot;muFunc&quot;/>
</xsl:variable>

then you can use $test

HTH

 

[ericchang591]

Thanks MrTom, that was exactly what I was looking for! It all works now.